I have been blessed with good set of friends whether be it from school, college or language courses. I have been in touch with my close group of friends all through the years. I am also proud of the fact that some of them are really down to earth and remain the same and never flaunt their success in careers or boast about their achievements in life. Our core behaviour remains the same and we are able to chat about anything and everything without inhibitions.
Perhaps, this behaviour of my close friends also has made me taken them for granted, which I recently realized. When I meet my friends we just chat about our families, children and general problems we face and hardly discuss the careers. I recently changed my mobile handset and realized a bit late that some of my contact numbers were not transferred from the old phone. I had lost the phone numbers of quite a few friends. But I thought, with google, facebook and other social media that are available its not going to be difficult to trace them. But there was this particular friend who held a high position in a mnc and was not active on social networks. So I had to google her name to find out her contact number. Only then did I realize that she was actually a very busy executive and a very successful woman giving lectures and presenting papers in international conventions. But never once during our meetings has she behaved like one who was so successful. I used to call her anytime I felt like talking to her and she always was there for me. Never did it cross my mind that she could actually be in the midst of a high level meeting or attending a conference in some other part of the world.
It feels great to have such friends who have not allowed success to go to their heads. After this googling experience, I have started valuing such friendships even better than before.
Perhaps, this behaviour of my close friends also has made me taken them for granted, which I recently realized. When I meet my friends we just chat about our families, children and general problems we face and hardly discuss the careers. I recently changed my mobile handset and realized a bit late that some of my contact numbers were not transferred from the old phone. I had lost the phone numbers of quite a few friends. But I thought, with google, facebook and other social media that are available its not going to be difficult to trace them. But there was this particular friend who held a high position in a mnc and was not active on social networks. So I had to google her name to find out her contact number. Only then did I realize that she was actually a very busy executive and a very successful woman giving lectures and presenting papers in international conventions. But never once during our meetings has she behaved like one who was so successful. I used to call her anytime I felt like talking to her and she always was there for me. Never did it cross my mind that she could actually be in the midst of a high level meeting or attending a conference in some other part of the world.
It feels great to have such friends who have not allowed success to go to their heads. After this googling experience, I have started valuing such friendships even better than before.
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